Contending Pt 1 – Revolutionary Prayer
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Prayer is never meant to just be “nice,” or the repetition of religious words. Prayer is always meant to be revolutionary: a spiritual activity that causes radical change. As we contend in prayer, we are giving voice to our audacious hope: Jesus is Lord — He is above all things …
Teach Us To Pray: The Power to Change Your World
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Today, we’re diving into a powerful truth about prayer that most people miss. We’re not just talking about any prayer – we’re talking about prayers that literally break chains, and rewrite destinies. From Moses parting the Red Sea to prison doors flying open, history shows us that prayer isn’t just …
Teach Us To Pray: Praying with Faith-Fueled Confidence
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Have you ever wondered why we need to pray? Especially if God already knows what we need, then what’s the point? Today, we’re diving into the truth that prayer isn’t just wishful thinking — it’s an active demonstration of our faith in Jesus. And God is waiting for us to …
Teach Us To Pray
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What does it mean to live a life of world-changing prayer? In this message, we learn why being alert and focused in prayer is crucial as the end draws near. Jesus demonstrated how prayer changes both hearts and situations, connecting us to God’s power and readying us for what’s to …
The Promise: Living in the Light
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In this message, Pastor Charlie Finocchiaro provides practical steps to living in the light. He explains that walking in God’s truth leads to spiritual growth and purification from sin. Through his personal testimony, he highlights the impact of transparency, the importance of having the support of prayer partners, and living …
Multiply: The key to living in God’s Blessing — Part 5 — Generosity
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Imagine growing in the ways of Jesus in every facet of life — faith, prayer, relationships, and beyond. Now, consider: our journey with Christ also transforms how we perceive and handle money. Today, we dive deep into the Apostle Paul’s helpful teachings on generosity. Why is it crucial and how …
Empowered by Love: Ephesians 3
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In a powerful prayer captured in Ephesians 3, the Apostle Paul asks God to send his power to do three specific things in his friends’ lives: transform them from the inside out, allow them to experience all of God’s love, and enable them to walk in the fullness of life …
Day One Celebration
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There is power in focus. It’s why people make New Year’s resolutions — to FOCUS their energies on things that need attention. Today Pastor Tim shares three areas of focus for SM4 in 2023: Prayer, God’s Word (including our new 260 Journals), and the development and release of Leadership. Dive …
When I Can’t Take it Any More! Part 3
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When you’re stuck — feeling paralyzed and unable to move forward — how can you get free? We’ve been looking at a story about Paul and his friends who were in just such a place. In today’s concluding message, we’re looking at a twist in the story. Just when you’d …
Unplugged: The Spiritual Power of Fasting
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When faced with painful hardship — like a gut-punch to the soul — the temptation is to give up or give in. But the way of Jesus is to get after it in faith. And one of the most consistent ways believers over the centuries have chosen to “get after …
Becoming the Church: A Praying Community
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The story in Acts 12 is about a church coming together in prayer during a time of crisis. It’s about persecution and death — faith and breakthrough — and has some hilarious, very human moments sprinkled in. It shows both the natural and supernatural ways that prayer works together in our …
When God Hits Pause Pt 3
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Pauses in our story are not barriers to God’s deep work in our lives — they are actually the way He carries it out. Pastor Dennis Easter talks about three kinds of wordless expressions that appear in these pause times. They are sighs, unspoken prayers that are cries for God’s …